Brad Hogg vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Brad Hogg
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Brad Hogg built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Knouff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hogg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Brad Hogg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hogg and Ed Knouff

Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.82
40.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.42
70.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1344
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
8.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
2.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885
37.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1718
34.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Brad Hogg and Ed Knouff

Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.972
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hogg and Ed Knouff

Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
275.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
183
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
162
531.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
131.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
104.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.49
50.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
157.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
177.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
14
45.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
10
32.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
24
78.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.76
58.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
59.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100